Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-11
REPUBLIC, FRIDAY EVENING NOVEMBER ii 1887.
trotn to the req nanued guerrnia cn,er.

tTOtu W tfic feu Hauueu RuSrTlllA Cule1-
Realizing that could not prevent the
consumEiatiou Of her fixed and unalter-
able purpose, l compromised the demands
of Mss Browne by agreeing to furnish
her cavalry escort instructed to conduct
b1r lover within my lines to the old Cum
jerland Presbyterian churchyard, where
the marriage ceremony was to be per-
formed. Pocahontas was to be the guide,
/ and the officer commanding the escort was
| 20 report to her within half an hour at .
point designated.
When had given my consent to these
monstrous proceedings l returned to my
headquarters and summoned the gallant
Lieut.. Gillespie TO report TO me immedi-
ately with ten mounted mer. / informed
the lieutenant in few words of the pecu-
liar business in hand and instructed him
to have an extra horse for the lady.
| Everything being in readiness within the
given time, it was but few minutes be-
fore the little column moved Off under his
command. With my orderly at my side,
and disguised sufficiently SO as not to be
recognized in the night time, l brought up
the rear
Pocahontas Browne, assisted by the leu
tenant and not suspccting my presence,
gracefully mounted the horse reserved for
her. The little column moved toward the
Tennessee river, the lieutenant and che
fair lady guide in front About l O'Clock
We We're halted near the river, at the
mouth of the Big Sandy creek. The
young lady, after few moments maud
ible conversation with the lieutenant, rode
off To the right of the road out into the
shadows Of the great sycamore trees that
grew in rich profusion along the banks Of
the stream. Very soon she returned, and
accompanying her was horseman Of
medium height and of most superb phys
iGuc. He was splendidly mounted and
full rugged in guerrilla outfit. The belt at
his waist swaggcd with its heavy arma-
ment, and his fierce black eyes fairly
CLEANED from under the broad brim of his
gaudy sombrcro. He wore n flaming red
flannel shirt richly embellished. the loose
collar of which was tied with fantastic
scarf. In high riding boots and jingling
silver spurs, he sat his horse as though he
were part Of the graceful and spirited
aVimal. Such wa, .he guerrilla chief, the
bridegroom elect, and in the eyes Of
Pocahontas Browpe the bravest and truest
cavalier in all the land.
1t was quite an hour after midnight
when We arrived at the gate, through
which entrance was mede into the old
Cumberland Presbyterian church yard.
had taken the precaution to have Pri
vatc Jones, our fighting parson of heroic
memory, detailed as one of the escort, and
he had been informed by Lieut.. Gillespie
of the part he was to perform in the
drama. The lieutenant, in n subdued
voice, aligned his escort just in the rear
o1 the ancient picket fence, from which
'he paint hi'i long since disappeareu ana
many STAT was wanting. The Old brick
church stood dark and stern IN the midst
ot the graves OF generations OF those who
had worshiped at and been buried from
us aitars' put there "fs now 10 DE enacted
whhih It's sacred precincts, IN the deep
shado"s Oh i'S IVY covered walls, weird
scene the IKE Oh wh1ch had never before
oeeh witnessed on earth.
No question, as 1 remember II, was
asked ABOUT the hcense-l doubt II any
couiG nave peeh legally issued. DON'T re-
uieihper II 'hcre were at 'his tine any
ciNii oihcers III commission IN the county
vi WHICH faris was 'he capita. Inc OIL
cia' fecor+s oi 'he count! haa peeh de-
s"o!c" w i'i'"N e"' an" 'iie co"i' house
WIS ihueeo an anateoheu tempe. IN the
Whili Oh passing events L gave not
thoush' 10 'hiS absence OF CIVIL authority,
n.t III 'ieSe PpinS times vi Peace IL
mas oiteh recurreu 10 me no" 'hlt curing
al those terrible years ol lih'ernecine striie,
the OLD Latin maxim was 'srineo; In
the fhldst OF war laws are silent
Sea'e" upon MS on war horse' hapA
iide ana focahontas Browne on tneirs,
tarsch Jones, IN the siauoW Oh the oiu
church Wills ana IN view Oh 'he crumphng
'ohostohes OF the Driue ancestry SOL
EMMY tied the marriage knat.
ana not inquire as 10 'he plans the
if'arrie,i coupe iiiia ii"'.e lor 'heir money
moon, out rs soon rs 'he marriage Cere-
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